Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-15

How its Quality and Illuminating
Power Has varicd-InSpector Ford-s
Report.

Mr.. S. Calvert Ford, the United States inspector
OF gas and meters, has made his annual report TO
the Secretary OF the Interior, and he states that
the average Illuminating power OF the gas supplied
by the Washington Gaslight Company during the
past year was 7.23 candles The highest ilIumi-
mating power was 10. - candies on January IL,
and the lowest was l349 candies on June Is The
average quantity OF ammonia In 100 cubic feet
was 1.92 grains: the highest quantity was 6S5
grains, and the lowest was IL grains. The aver
age quantity OF sulphur was 1886 grains the
highest 26.4S grains, and the lowest STA grains
On thirteen occasions the illuminating force
OF the gas was found to be less than 10 candies
The average pressure OF gas during the hours that
the street lamps were lighted during the year was
1.l3 inches highest pressure, $50 inches, lowest
The condition OF the gas furnished by the
Georgetown Gas Company was as follows:
Illuminating power, 1850 candies: lowest lIlumi-
mating power, 14.S4 candles; average quantity OF
ammonia, 2.O4 grains; highest quantity of am
~ grains; average quantity of sulphur 1890
grains; highest quantity OF sulphur, "a 05 grains;
lowest quantity OF sulphur, 479 grains on seven
occasions the Illuminating power was less than
10 candles
OF the 1850 meters examined for the Washing
ton Gas Light Co. 100 registered fast The aver
age error being $3.50 per cent Forty registered
Slow average being 56+ per cent, and l 267 regis
tered within he limits allowed, namely: , per
cent, ana did not register the gas flowing
through them.
The recommendation for the appointment OF an
assistant inspector Is renewed.
The recommendation Is also renewed that the
act OF Congress OF June % 1874, regulating gas
works, should be amended SO as to require that
that have been Inspected, proved, and sealed are
removed by the gas companies meters OF this
description should be classed as repaired meters
and brought TO the Office for reinSpection before
again being placed in service.
The s'OfFfclals'' Dined az the Work
To the Editor OF The EVENING STAR:
l have been waiting in vain for some one who
KNOWS tand there are many to explain what is
meant by "official dining" at the almshouSe. The
persons so officially dined are the Associations Of
Charities and Corrections, for Prison Reform and
others, who come to this city now and then for
their annual meetings, anG during their short So
Journ In this city are cordially invited to visit the
jail, the insane asylum and ref0rmatory ipstft2-
lions, and enjoy during their visit the hospitai-
ties offered to them. The societies being COM
posed OF the very best element OF our natives men
and women who generally lead a life Of seIf-abne-
gation-people who devote the best part OF their
lives TO serve suffering or helpless humaQity-wh0
among Washington taxpayers would wish to put
stop to this hospitality. even II the strawberries
were offered upon u decorated china plate rather
than coarse erUckeiy one? L.
The Mountain Lake Park Assembly.
Correspondence of The EVENING STAR
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Nd, August IA.
The Chautauqua Assembly at Mountain Lake
Park has just closed its annual session. This
assembly forms one OF the chief attractions OF
the beautiful mountain resort, and enables Chau-
tauQuans who cannot go to Chautauqua to have
many OF the privileges OF that intellectual center
nearer home. A class OF seven graduated here
this year. Washington was we'll represented
among the faculty OF this assembly. Lectures and
addresses were delivered by Rev. George Elliott
and by Bishop E. c. Andrews, OF the NJ. E. Church.
Instruction in Bible and hymn reading was given
by Mrs. NJ, Stevens Hart OF the Washington school
OF EIocution. Mrs. Hart also occupied part OF two
evenings with lecture upon the Language OF
Facial Expression, Illustrated by stereOptic0n
views. The lectures on 1.-THE Tower Of London
and Westminster Abbey" delivered and Illus
trated by Rev. Jesse Bowman Young, of Philadel-
ph1a was an interesting feature OF the assembly.
An illustrated lecture was also delivered by Rev.
j. b; Van Meter on Egypt and the Nile and Nod
erQ EXPLORATIONS /. III. I,